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Oh, there was a second one? I tried watching Saki once, but got distracted and forgot about it around the third episode or so. >_> I think that I'll go try for a rewatch now, though - I've been meaning to for a while because Triple's Saki review makes it sound like a pretty damn good show (And the review itself is hilarious Tacos in particular looks like a fun character.)

Just finished watching Saki today. I have to thank Triple for the review, it was a very fun show. I think there might have been a bit too much focus on Mahjohg sometimes, though... it's kind of like the anti-K-On. Some more breathing room to focus on things outside matches would have been nice. Though part of that feeling stems from the fact that Mahjong games are pretty much a foreign language, of course... but yeah, looking forward to season 2. I wonder what the story behind Saki and her sister is... the glazed over look whenever the subject of her sister arose was interesting, a lot more dramatic than what the rest of the series tended to offer. I want to know what about their relationship together is so traumatic.

Very dumb move on Mihoko's part, though, to mention the hurtful response Saki's sister gave to an interviewer. "Your older sister is Teru? Huh, that's weird. An interviewer asked her about your relationship earlier and she bitterly replied that she had no sister. It's almost like she doesn't like you or something, isn't it?" I mean... seriously? Common sense much? I guess the old blonde stereotype is true.

Can't agree with Kyuu on this though, Yuuki's awesome.

"The cursed blood of the taco lover runs through your veins as well?"
"Nado-chan's hiding tiles in her boobs!"
"*insert pretty much everything she ever says during episode 24 while Saki and Nadoka are trying to get her to study*"

My favorite character is Nadoka, personally, but Yuuki's up there. I hope Kyoutaro will have more of a role in the second season. I know that he's treated as subhuman because he's a guy and anime fans mostly care only about cute girls, but still.

Also I liked the way that the endings alternated between episodes. The dark and moody one was my favorite easily, but I liked the other two also.

Just finished watching Saki today. I have to thank Triple for the review, it was a very fun show. I think there might have been a bit too much focus on Mahjohg sometimes, though...

Glad you liked the review, and even more glad it helped lead you into watching an anime that you ended up liking.

Yeah, the team tournament arc was pretty intense, and perhaps could have used a "breather episode" or two interspersed in there, but I can see how that would have been difficult to squeeze in given the format of the tournament.

K-On and Saki are both moe in similar ways, but storywise, the two couldn't be any more different. Saki is the anti-K-On that way. It takes its mahjong very seriously, much more seriously than K-On takes its music, imo.

I was watching it for the mahjong (which makes me really sad since in later chapters it'd appear the matches transform into a pon/chi/ron/tsumo fest. )

The characters interactions are not bad though. But as a fan of sports series it's nothing to write home about. I still follow the manga but it's more because I'm waiting to see when the author is finally going to sit down and write something more detailed.

I have to admit after starting to learn how to play mahjong, Saki and Akagi both were pretty helpful in terms of gaming tips. Both series seem to have some spectator around who doesn't recognize a strategy, and then someone wise explains it to the audience.

Another commonality between the two shows is that there is always a player who breaks statistics in terms of luck. The main difference is that Akagi makes that power out to be badass, and that Saki depicts it as magical.

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They're more or less focused on Kaiji anyways.

Don't forget that Kaiji has mahjong in its third arc too, for what that's worth.

Anyways, for Saki season 2 - gimme 24-26 episodes - starting in the spring season, onward into the summer.

2 cours is too much. Even one cour will be tough to make, unless they make it like Seikon no Qwaser II with the second half being fillers after fillers.

Kobayashi-sensei's running out of ideas regarding the actual mahjong, it seems. Not much unique tricks and plays since the Tacos/Jindai match. Even the latest chapter is only 8 pages, and that's to start the flashback of one of the teams.

And the new Achika side story, with a freaking 88 pages in the first chapter, has little to none mahjong at all.

I REALLLLLLLLLY don't think you were supposed to. Like.. at all. Were the lightning effects and geass-eye not enough of a clue?

Saki. Serious? LoL.

To think, Saki is actually much much more entertaining when y'actually know how to play. Why? The hands produced in the series are so ridiculously improbable -- you actually have a better chance of being hit by lightning or winning the lottery. Yet, it would be soooo sweet to actually generate those hands.